Feng Shui Q & A: Is It Bad To Have A Bookshelf In My “Wealth Corner”?

A reader asked the question: “I am wondering, is it bad to have a bookshelf in my wealth corner in my house?”

My Answer:

Nothing is right or wrong, as your personal feng shui depends upon you. But, generally speaking, a bookshelf is not a bad thing for symbolizing and building empowering wealth energy. Its pretty great actually, in general.

Line up the bottom of this grid with the wall that contains your front entrance door in a room or your home overall.

For those of you who don’t know what the “wealth corner” of a home is, check out THIS POST on how to use the bagua map (above) in your home. The wealth corner is the far left corner from your main entrance door to a room or to a home overall. It is the area of the home in feng shui that correlates with your self-empowerment and it is generally positive to keep lots of WOOD & FIRE energy in this area. Books have elemental WOOD energy. Their messages often contain lots of catalyzing FIRE ideas. All very good things!

Watch out for books or other stuff stored on this bookshelf that are dusty, that never move (you want motion in this area on your life!) that have negative messages (i.e., “HOW TO MANIPULATE PEOPLE” books, etc !) and try not to STORE books (i.e., your first semester college books you will never ever open again!) in this area. One other thing to look out for- a high bookshelf (over three feet) not fastened to a wall. No matter where you live, a shelf full of books = a hazard if it is tall. You don;t want INSTABILITY in your money area!

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Start with keeping your toilet lid down and your door closed. you can also put a long mirror on the outside of the bathroom door to seperate it from the rest of the home energetically a bit more…. thats a good start!

I live in a split level ranch home and since I moved here, I have noticed a considerable drop in income. I am assuming its has something to do with the way the energy is moving through my home. When I first enter the house, i have a set of stairs that goes down to the basement and beside it, a set that goes up. The foyer is a square, both sets of stairs are to the right hand side. Because of the split levels, which is the wealth corner? The upper or lower room (in the far back corner) or both? and how do i get the energy to come up the stairs? I just moved my home office into the wealth corner on the upper main floor level. Thanks for any help you can give me.

both. up and downstairs. also wealth is not just in the wealth area. you may want to look at helpful people- this feeds your prosperity. also, but a bright throw carpet, secured, or a floor mat that is bright as well as art that is compelling and upward facing light (or just more light) if possible in the entranceway. xxoo

Hi Dana, my Wealth corner is where our Laundry room/computer/storage room is. Any good tips to make this room a little more favorable in the wealth dept. it’s also a hard room to keep organized and clutter free as everything seems to end up there. Thank you in advance!

In your question is the answer: everything seems to end up there. That doesn’t happen by magic. First step: stop putting things there. Include imagery that reminds you of prosperity there so you see how you are negatively affecting this area by using it as a giant junk drawer…and see what happens when you make the effort to make a change! xoxo

It’s confusing because if I use the map the left ends up being a room I dont even use .If I use it according to each room it ends up being the same room but another side of the wall. What can I do or put up to help out my wealth?.Thanks.

I am considering to move to a new apartment and there the bedroom and a closet are in the Wealth area, and the bathroom is the in the Relationship area. Is that bad for both the Wealth and the Relationship and rest? Should I just keep looking for another place? Thank you so much for your wisdom!

By you asking it seems it feels wrong to you… Regardless of what is placed where. It’s not “ideal” in an “ideal” sense but if it felt 100% awesome to you then it would be a no-brainer and you could just improve those areas feng shui wise. Something tell me you aren’t convinced its the place for you? xxx

I am currently using my back door as my main door because my front steps are not in great shape to be used ( I know bad chi ). So, is my wealth corner from my back door which is presently my main door or is it from my main front door? Thanks!

In this case it’s tricky, but yes is the easy answer to your question. Oriented from the back door, though, those steps fall into either money, fame or power areas, most likely. Is it a great expense to fix the steps? Is there a DIY you could learn and do, or friends who can help or someone to hire to do the fix? I think it will be well worth your effort. And a great new year challenge. Symbolic of repairing things that you’d otherwise be tempted to just work around, perhaps? xxoo Dana

Hi Dana! I’m confused, I just read somewhere that the Wealth area is associated with luxury items, money for things we want rather than need, and that the Family area is associated with money to pay for bills, etc, and money we need rather than want. Can you please advice briefly on what area to focus on and make changes for people with money issues? I’m trying to help out some friends, I’m sure your answer will probably be to make changes in all areas, but if you could narrow it down to one of two it’d be easier for them to actually do something about it! Thank you!

I confused for for my home’s wealth corner.It will be southeast corner or left back corner of my living room.my flat is facing southwest with left side entrance in living room.living room attached with terrace.please advice me .thanks

When using the Bagua, do I include the attached garage as part of the “home” or just the actual living space? If so, the garage would be in the Wealth & Descendants sections and part of the Wisdom section would be missing because the depth of the garage is smaller than the rest of the house. What could I do to fill in or enhance this missing area? Thanks!

Technically yes. Especially if you use it often & it is attached. Rather that thinking of it as “missing” think of the space as folded into the surrounding areas of the bagua. So make those areas great and you are “filling in” what is “missing” You can also place something in your yard that makes sense (a big bolder, a fountain, or something that makes sense) to mark the corner were the perfect rectange would come together. Hope this helps!!! xoxox